Tuesday, 22 November 2011

This is what's left of my L'Oreal "Refined Ruby" lipstick after Rocco got bored in the car while mummy was getting talked off the ledge by a helpful stranger after a meeting. Please note, Rocco has also destroyed my cute-a-button purse I bought from Anthropologie. Does anyone know how to get lipstick stains out of material? I love that purse. And man I miss that lipstick.

I was sent this Clairol hair dye. I miss having rich red hair - man I used to be hot. A stylist hired by P&G recommended this brand specifically to me. I've never dyed my hair myself before, and am terrified. But I can't afford a professional dye job at the moment because bloggers get paid in product so I will use it. My greys are coming out again. Is it hard to dye your own hair?

My husband and I are having a Mexican standoff with this amazing new Oral-B Braun Triumph toothbrush. It's an amazing piece of machinery ... so I've heard. I haven't used it. I kind of gave it to Dave as a sweetener for spending the day in Sydney a few weeks ago, and now the true ownership of the brush is up in the air. We can both use it, as it came complete with four different brushes. Technically, the entire family could use this toothbrush. Dave used it once and just kind of ... abandoned it there. So sad.

(Harriet from Oral-B, I'm so sorry I haven't returned your email. As soon as I use this baby I will let you know how it goes.)

(Please note the ridiculous glass-brick in our bathroom. Dave picked it. Reminds me of the reception area of Jetset Travel in North Sydney circa 1990.)

Lastly, here is a video of me doing a Pantene Swish.

There's a few reasons why I don't like this video.
1) My eyes look weird.
2) My hair used to be long and now it's short. I am never satisfied.
3) My eyes seriously look weird - like, Gilbert Grape's brother.

Right at the end of my shoot, the camera guy told me I did really well. I said thank you ... I could have been a model but I went to rehab instead. All the film crew laughed because they thought I was joking.

You can upload your own Swissh to HERE and win $10,000. Personally, I think this guy's got it in the BAG.

So. Why do bloggers talk about products on their blogs? What's in it for us? Why do PRs court bloggers? And why would a certain purple drink sponsor two Australian women bloggers to fly halfway across the world?

Next Wednesday the 30th November, I'll be talking in Sydney at Naked Communications #nudiversity with Mrs Woog. You can email Lorraine Murphy from Naked for more info. It's a free event. We'll be answering questions and having some laughs. I'll be laughing and pretending I know the answers to the questions. Because after almost five years of this, I still feel like the biggest rookie in town.

.. and I had to come back to add ... how SAD AM I that all I can think about is your awesome electric toothbrush when there is hair product involved?...nah. it's all about the choppers. My hair can stand up on end (and frequently does) I don't care! :D

You can easily dye your own hair. Very simple! Lipstick is an oil based stain - so whatever you use to get oil out will work. Dawn Detergent, Club Soda, Make up removers, etc. Good Luck at the Nudiversity ! Enjoy

dying your own hair is EASY, dying it with THAT particular product = piece of piss!

i have taken to dying my own hair in order to cut down on my hairdresser visits, it's jet black, so easy enough to do. several home hair dye jobs have left my hair like straw but with Clairol nice'n easy foam, not only was it MUCH easier because it was foam but it left my hair SILKY smooth!!

I dye my own hair all the time. It's thick and it's 1/4 of the way down my back, so I have to use two packs...so yes it is pretty simple. It's also much cheaper than going to the hairdresser. Last time I got an all over dye and a cut it cost me $280 :OYou've reminded me that I need to dye mine again...the salt and pepper look isn't as 'distinguished' on a 23 year old.

For some reason, we fear the home hair color in our house. My husband wants to dye his (salt-and-pepper) hair, but we just can't seem to bring ourselves to do it.

And the electric toothbrush is awesome - I don't have one of those; I have a Spinbrush. Regardless, my dental hygenist likes me again, since she doesn't have to spend hours picking tartar off my teeth!

Your Swish video is awesome. However, it's so odd to hear it as Pan-ten. Here, we call it Pan-teen.